What should children pay attention to when filling their teeth

Children's teeth are relatively fragile, and children like to eat sweets. Eating too much sweets will cause tooth decay in children. After tooth decay occurs, in order to ensure the child's oral health, the child should be taken to the hospital for treatment in time, and filling is one of the main methods of treating tooth decay. So, what should children pay special attention to after having their teeth filled?

1. Is it necessary to fill children's teeth?

Tooth decay can cause pain to children, and in severe cases can even lead to developmental problems in children. Moreover, if tooth decay continues to develop, it will not only cause severe pain to the child, but will also lead to poor development of permanent teeth in the future. Therefore, dental fillings are also necessary for children.

2. Things to note when children have dental fillings

1. Follow the doctor's advice and do not chew food or hard objects with the newly filled teeth. After a tooth is filled, you should generally chew food on the affected side on the 2nd or 3rd day to prevent the tooth from breaking and the filling from falling off.

2. If you experience slight pain after filling a tooth, you can observe yourself first. Some slight discomfort and pain may disappear on their own. If the pain does not ease but instead worsens, you should go to the hospital for follow-up examination and treatment in time to find out the cause and eliminate the pain.

3. You can choose to drink some cold milk, cold fruit juice, etc. After tooth extraction, you can eat semi-liquid diet and soft food from 4 hours to the next day after the operation, such as egg custard, soft steamed buns, rice porridge, boiled noodles, vegetable puree soup, etc. 4 This way of eating should be maintained until 1 week after surgery.

4. Go for follow-up consultation promptly at the time agreed upon by the doctor. Do not brush the surface of the restoration with a rough toothbrush within one week; do not bite hard objects with the restoration, drink less strong tea, smoke less, and avoid using metal.

3. Dietary considerations for children after dental fillings

The dietary principle for children after tooth filling is: mainly cold liquid or semi-liquid diet.

2-4 hours after filling, the patient can eat a residue-free cold liquid diet. Cold food can cause blood vessels to constrict, which helps stop bleeding, reduce edema and pain, and minimize the impact on the wound.

Children can choose to drink some cold milk, cold fruit juice, etc. After tooth extraction, you can eat semi-liquid diet and soft food from 4 hours to the next day after the operation, such as egg custard, soft steamed buns, rice porridge, boiled noodles, vegetable puree soup, etc.

It is not advisable to eat rough food and meat. Such as leeks, celery, hard rice, etc., to prevent the rough particles from irritating the wound and hindering healing.

Choose tender vegetables and cook them until they are soft and finely chopped. They can then be made into sauces, minced meats, juices and other foods. This eating method should be maintained until 1 week after surgery.